brújula

From Italian bùssola (compare French boussole), from Vulgar Latin *buxula, a diminutive form of Late Latin buxis (“box”), from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “boxwood box, box”), from πύξος (púxos, “boxwood”). Apparently influenced by Spanish bruja (“witch”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾuxula/ [ˈbɾu.xu.la]
• Rhymes: -uxula
• Syllabification: brú‧ju‧la

brújula f (plural brújulas)

1. compass

• “brújula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024